Claimant Was Totally Disabled From Own Occupation, California Federal Judge Finds

(April 27, 2016, 1:57 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on April 22 determined that a disability insurer’s denial of a claim for long-term disability benefits was not supported by the medical evidence and overturned the insurer’s denial of benefits on the basis that the claimant was totally disabled from performing the duties of his own occupation (Dave Nagy v. Group Long Term Disability Plan for Employees of Oracle America Inc., et al., No. 14-38, N.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54354)....